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Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Croatia statistics compared

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Bosnia and Herzegovina has a population of 3.16M (ranked 134/197), compared with 3.87M in Croatia (ranked 129/197). Bosnia and Herzegovina's land area is 19,768 sq mi versus 21,606 sq mi for Croatia (ranked 125th vs. 123rd).

By GDP, Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 111/197 ($28.3B) and Croatia ranks 74/197 ($92.5B). By GDP per capita, Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 90/197 ($8,957), while Croatia ranks 50/197 ($23,931).

Main facts and rankings

Bosnia Croatia
Population
3140094
3839202
Population rank 135/197 129/197
GDP
$28.3B
2024
$92.5B
2024
GDP rank 111/197 74/197
GDP per capita
$8,957
2024
$23,931
2024
GDP per capita rank 90/197 50/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,971
2024
$48,575
2024
Government debt
$9.28B
2024
$53.3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
33.8%
2025
55.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,934
2024
$13,796
2024
Government debt per person rank 102/185 42/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,350
2025
$20,265
2025
Land area
19,768 sq mi
2025
21,606 sq mi
2025
Population density
160.1 ppl/mi²
2024
178.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.49
2023
1.46
2023
Median age
46.3 years
2024
46 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.2 years
2025
78.9 years
2025

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia: Comparison Charts

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia economies compared

GDP
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Croatia
Year GDP
Bosnia Croatia
1990 $7,753,478,261 $25,650,213,280
1991 $6,122,959,184 $18,760,386,775
1992 $4,735,044,707 $10,621,169,291
1993 $3,630,668,950 $11,259,647,874
1994 $1,255,802,469 $15,062,911,617
1995 $1,866,572,954 $22,772,394,547
1996 $2,786,045,322 $24,150,978,347
1997 $3,671,909,673 $24,175,764,812
1998 $4,116,774,301 $25,890,228,430
1999 $4,686,256,363 $23,777,026,779
2000 $5,567,772,769 $22,134,411,297
2001 $5,800,615,466 $23,066,883,850
2002 $6,728,220,887 $26,757,722,429
2003 $8,498,894,359 $35,245,317,002
2004 $10,156,541,538 $41,836,292,157
2005 $11,222,796,337 $45,013,119,282
2006 $12,864,841,906 $49,590,197,657
2007 $15,778,734,264 $59,298,265,770
2008 $19,112,796,623 $68,478,776,206
2009 $17,613,949,091 $62,321,642,125
2010 $17,176,315,804 $58,981,738,869
2011 $18,644,233,537 $62,903,737,380
2012 $17,226,735,996 $57,551,963,753
2013 $18,179,108,531 $59,852,401,272
2014 $18,558,733,564 $59,612,144,078
2015 $16,404,348,871 $51,005,200,670
2016 $17,116,926,328 $52,654,855,638
2017 $18,326,373,366 $56,186,190,438
2018 $20,484,053,869 $61,668,130,123
2019 $20,482,608,755 $61,467,582,194
2020 $20,226,036,564 $57,963,370,885
2021 $23,672,712,242 $69,006,802,299
2022 $24,534,663,636 $71,198,635,102
2023 $27,592,361,388 $84,393,795,502
2024 $28,343,394,203 $92,526,176,109

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia economies compared

GDP per capita
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Croatia
Year GDP per capita
Bosnia Croatia
1990 $1,743 $5,369
1991 $1,373 $4,001
1992 $1,118 $2,321
1993 $930 $2,448
1994 $337 $3,238
1995 $502 $4,929
1996 $719 $5,300
1997 $914 $5,331
1998 $1,007 $5,713
1999 $1,135 $5,269
2000 $1,338 $4,954
2001 $1,388 $5,365
2002 $1,607 $6,220
2003 $2,034 $8,190
2004 $2,453 $9,719
2005 $2,740 $10,444
2006 $3,166 $11,503
2007 $3,931 $13,758
2008 $4,842 $15,889
2009 $4,540 $14,476
2010 $4,506 $13,731
2011 $4,983 $14,695
2012 $4,694 $13,509
2013 $5,035 $14,136
2014 $5,206 $14,188
2015 $4,662 $12,285
2016 $4,929 $12,821
2017 $5,345 $13,903
2018 $6,048 $15,460
2019 $6,122 $15,564
2020 $6,130 $14,808
2021 $7,295 $17,790
2022 $7,656 $18,466
2023 $8,663 $21,865
2024 $8,957 $23,931

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Croatia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Croatia
Year Life expectancy, years
Bosnia Croatia
1950 47.3 58.5
1951 48.4 59
1952 49.4 59.8
1953 51.1 61.5
1954 51.9 62.2
1955 53 63.1
1956 53.9 63.6
1957 55.1 64.4
1958 56.2 65
1959 57.6 65.5
1960 58.5 65.9
1961 59.3 66.5
1962 60.1 67.3
1963 60.5 67.6
1964 61.5 68
1965 62.2 68.5
1966 63.1 68.9
1967 63.7 69
1968 64 68.9
1969 64.4 69
1970 64.8 69.2
1971 65.2 69.4
1972 65.7 69.8
1973 66.6 70.1
1974 67.6 70.6
1975 68.3 71
1976 68.6 71.4
1977 68.8 71.4
1978 68.8 71.3
1979 69.1 71.1
1980 69.6 71
1981 70.1 70.9
1982 70.1 70.7
1983 70.1 70.7
1984 70.2 71
1985 70.6 71.5
1986 70.8 71.8
1987 70.9 71.9
1988 71 72.2
1989 71.4 72.5
1990 71.5 72.2
1991 71.8 70.6
1992 52 71.7
1993 50.9 72.3
1994 66.6 72.6
1995 70.2 72.6
1996 73.5 73
1997 73.9 73
1998 74.5 73.2
1999 74.9 73.6
2000 75.3 74
2001 75.6 74.4
2002 76 74.6
2003 76.4 74.7
2004 76.5 75.3
2005 76.4 75.6
2006 76 75.7
2007 76.2 75.9
2008 76.3 76
2009 76.7 76.3
2010 76.8 76.7
2011 77 77
2012 77 77.3
2013 77.1 77.5
2014 77.1 77.5
2015 77.1 77.6
2016 77.1 77.6
2017 77.4 77.7
2018 77.9 77.9
2019 77.4 78.2
2020 76 77.5
2021 74.6 77.1
2022 76.8 78.3
2023 77.9 78.6
2024 78 78.8
2025 78.2 78.9

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia population clocks and comparison

Population
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Croatia
Year Population
Bosnia Croatia
1960 3,281,381 4,140,181
1961 3,348,035 4,167,292
1962 3,407,532 4,196,712
1963 3,461,942 4,225,675
1964 3,513,441 4,252,876
1965 3,562,834 4,280,923
1966 3,610,562 4,310,701
1967 3,656,223 4,338,683
1968 3,698,794 4,365,628
1969 3,737,765 4,391,490
1970 3,773,247 4,412,252
1971 3,809,376 4,431,275
1972 3,848,271 4,450,564
1973 3,887,376 4,470,161
1974 3,926,472 4,490,660
1975 3,965,743 4,512,082
1976 4,004,552 4,535,934
1977 4,042,124 4,559,571
1978 4,078,240 4,581,085
1979 4,113,300 4,594,778
1980 4,148,426 4,599,782
1981 4,184,217 4,611,509
1982 4,221,100 4,634,234
1983 4,258,728 4,658,254
1984 4,295,536 4,680,285
1985 4,330,364 4,701,417
1986 4,362,115 4,721,446
1987 4,390,246 4,739,745
1988 4,414,404 4,755,207
1989 4,433,983 4,767,260
1990 4,448,652 4,777,368
1991 4,458,343 4,689,022
1992 4,234,616 4,575,818
1993 3,904,482 4,600,463
1994 3,725,412 4,652,024
1995 3,715,564 4,620,030
1996 3,875,246 4,557,097
1997 4,018,227 4,534,920
1998 4,089,356 4,532,135
1999 4,130,305 4,512,597
2000 4,159,771 4,468,302
2001 4,179,438 4,299,642
2002 4,188,002 4,302,174
2003 4,178,523 4,303,399
2004 4,140,987 4,304,600
2005 4,096,493 4,310,145
2006 4,063,272 4,311,159
2007 4,013,424 4,310,217
2008 3,947,544 4,309,705
2009 3,879,794 4,305,181
2010 3,811,472 4,295,427
2011 3,741,798 4,280,622
2012 3,670,113 4,260,368
2013 3,610,859 4,233,922
2014 3,564,829 4,201,598
2015 3,518,541 4,151,725
2016 3,473,003 4,106,867
2017 3,428,682 4,041,407
2018 3,387,000 3,988,775
2019 3,345,533 3,949,390
2020 3,299,349 3,914,206
2021 3,244,907 3,878,981
2022 3,204,802 3,855,641
2023 3,185,073 3,859,686
2024 3,164,253 3,866,300

Fertility rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia

Fertility rate
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Croatia
Year Fertility rate
Bosnia Croatia
1960 3.96 2.24
1961 3.89 2.22
1962 3.81 2.19
1963 3.7 2.15
1964 3.6 2.14
1965 3.53 2.22
1966 3.39 2.23
1967 3.22 2.1
1968 3.08 2.03
1969 2.95 1.95
1970 2.79 1.88
1971 2.75 1.97
1972 2.67 2.01
1973 2.54 2.01
1974 2.45 1.98
1975 2.39 1.95
1976 2.31 1.94
1977 2.2 1.95
1978 2.08 1.96
1979 1.99 1.95
1980 1.98 1.93
1981 2.02 1.93
1982 2.05 1.9
1983 2.05 1.88
1984 2.02 1.87
1985 1.96 1.82
1986 1.91 1.76
1987 1.88 1.64
1988 1.85 1.79
1989 1.79 1.63
1990 1.79 1.63
1991 1.78 1.53
1992 1.76 1.48
1993 1.73 1.52
1994 1.7 1.47
1995 1.67 1.58
1996 1.65 1.67
1997 1.69 1.69
1998 1.56 1.45
1999 1.37 1.38
2000 1.28 1.39
2001 1.23 1.46
2002 1.23 1.42
2003 1.22 1.41
2004 1.22 1.43
2005 1.2 1.5
2006 1.18 1.47
2007 1.19 1.48
2008 1.21 1.47
2009 1.27 1.5
2010 1.26 1.46
2011 1.21 1.41
2012 1.25 1.52
2013 1.28 1.46
2014 1.26 1.46
2015 1.32 1.41
2016 1.36 1.43
2017 1.42 1.42
2018 1.5 1.47
2019 1.51 1.47
2020 1.52 1.48
2021 1.49 1.62
2022 1.48 1.53
2023 1.49 1.46

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia demographics compared

Median age
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Croatia
Year Median age, years
Bosnia Croatia
1960 21.5 29
1961 21.6 29.4
1962 21.6 29.7
1963 21.7 30
1964 21.7 30.3
1965 21.8 30.6
1966 21.9 30.9
1967 22 31.2
1968 22.1 31.5
1969 22.2 31.8
1970 22.4 32.1
1971 22.6 32.3
1972 22.9 32.5
1973 23.2 32.7
1974 23.6 32.8
1975 23.9 33
1976 24.2 33.1
1977 24.6 33.2
1978 25 33.3
1979 25.4 33.4
1980 25.8 33.4
1981 26.2 33.5
1982 26.5 33.6
1983 26.9 33.8
1984 27.3 34
1985 27.6 34.2
1986 28 34.4
1987 28.4 34.7
1988 28.8 35
1989 29.2 35.3
1990 29.7 35.6
1991 30.2 36
1992 30.9 36.4
1993 31.8 36.9
1994 32.6 37.3
1995 33 37.8
1996 32.9 38.2
1997 32.8 38.6
1998 33 38.9
1999 33.3 39.2
2000 33.6 39.6
2001 34 39.9
2002 34.4 40.2
2003 34.9 40.5
2004 35.4 40.7
2005 35.9 40.9
2006 36.5 41.2
2007 37.1 41.4
2008 37.8 41.6
2009 38.5 41.8
2010 39.1 41.9
2011 39.8 42.2
2012 40.5 42.5
2013 41.2 42.7
2014 41.8 43
2015 42.3 43.3
2016 42.8 43.7
2017 43.3 44.2
2018 43.8 44.6
2019 44.3 45
2020 44.8 45.2
2021 45.2 45.4
2022 45.6 45.6
2023 46 45.8
2024 46.3 46

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Finance

Bosnia Croatia
GNI, Atlas method
$27.3B
2024
$85.4B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.9%
2025
48.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.25%
2023
4.09%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.81%
2023
1.78%
2023
Armed forces personnel
11,000
2020
20,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.19%
2025
-2.36%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.7%
2023
5.03%
2024
Services, % of GDP
58%
2024
59.7%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22%
2024
19.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
63.5
2025
68.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.1%
2011
23.3%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2011
2.9%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00003%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
81
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$27.8B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$9.42B
2024
$3.34B
2024
Personal remittances received
$3.12B
2024
$6.74B
2024
International tourist arrivals
197,000
2020
21,608,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
6.24%
2020
23.4%
2020
Banked people share
77.5%
2024
92.6%
2024

Energy

Bosnia Croatia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,171 kg
2023
2,237 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.4
2023
$20.4
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
22 megatons
2023
17.5 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.91 tons
2023
4.52 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
78.8%
2022
68%
2022
Renewable energy use share
36.6%
2021
34.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
9.15%
2023
11.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share
24.9%
2023
57.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
3,677 kWh
2023
4,484 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
39.3%
2021
69.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
39.3%
2023
47%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bosnia Croatia
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.05%
2024
Annual migration change
-4,497
2024
-5,186
2024
Urban population
50.7%
2024
58.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.99 ft
2025
5.93 ft
2025
Average female height
5.5 ft
2025
5.47 ft
2025
Quality of life index
54.9
2025
73
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
47
2024
Higher education index
62
2025
83
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.22
2023
0.77
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13.5
2019
7.9
2019
Visa free countries
124
2025
173
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.3%
2022
99.4%
2021
English speaking
16%
2025
57.1%
2023
People using the Internet
86.1%
2024
83.6%
2024

Health

Bosnia Croatia
Government health expenditure per capita
$667
2022
$1,344
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$206.1
2022
$123.5
2022
Life expectancy
78.2 years
2025
78.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.91%
2022
0.009%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.32
2019
3.61
2021
Age at first childbirth
28 years
2021
29.3 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6
2023
4.6
2023
Obesity rate
22%
2022
31.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.3%
2024
10.5%
2024
Air quality index
23
2025
64
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
36.2%
2022
37%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.87 liters
2020
7.65 liters
2020

Territory

Bosnia Croatia
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.04%
2025
Land area per capita
6,247 sq mi
2024
5,588 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,297 sq mi
2025
5,737 sq mi
2025
Forest area
8,448 sq mi
2025
7,516 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,246 mi
2010
16,751 mi
2015

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